Whole stretches of Downers Grove were ordered out of a catalog and shipped here by rail, and those kit houses still stand along Grand and Maple with front lawns about the size of a good rug. Durane's Landscaping cuts that scale of yard the way it deserves — a clean mow, careful trimming along the foundation plantings, an edge that keeps the walk crisp instead of creeping. April is the week to start: the ground gives, the first flush of green arrives, and a spring cleanup clears whatever winter left behind. From there it runs weekly all season and into the leaf work of November. Small lots, close neighbors, nothing hidden — a fine way to be judged.